T 12
-ful : -ness
Day 01
pitiful
plentiful
fanciful
ugliness
dustiness
emptiness
happiness
tidiness
laziness
naughtiness
Teaching Point:
Revise: the suffix <ful> means ‘plenty of’. the suffix <ness> means ‘in a state of’.
Refer to: Spelling Rules Cards: 5, 12, 31, 33, 36, 48, 49. Tips and Tricks Cards: 8, 19.
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T 12
Day 02
-ful : -ness
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Write the words
pitiful
plentiful
fanciful
ugliness
dustiness
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emptiness
happiness
tidiness
laziness
naughtiness
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-ness
in a state of
-ful
plenty of
Write the list word to match the correct meaning
poor behavior naughtiness
an abundance plentiful
not willing to work laziness
imaginary fanciful
feeling pleasure happiness
deserving pity pitiful
Fill the gap with a list word and copy
The student’s laziness contributed to his failure in the test.
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The Christmas shoppers were confused by the emptiness of the shopping
centre.
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Starving children are a pitiful sight.
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A lack of tidiness can sometimes cause us to lose things.
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The dustiness of the road can make a journey unpleasant and dirty.
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Write the list word for these synonyms
fanciful
intricate
imaginary
happiness
elation
joy
laziness
idleness
inactivity
tidiness
neatness
order
emptiness
desolate
hollow
naughtiness
mischief
misconduct
T 12
Day 03
-ful : -ness
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Write the words
pitiful
plentiful
fanciful
ugliness
dustiness
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emptiness
happiness
tidiness
laziness
naughtiness
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Opposites
pitiless pitiful
fullness emptiness
prettiness ugliness
Rule Alert!
when adding ‘ful’ or ‘ness’ to words ending in
consonant + <y> change the <y> to <i>
Add the suffix ‘ness’ to these words and use in sentences
silly silliness
lonely loneliness
bumpy bumpiness
lovely loveliness
heavy heaviness
creamy creaminess
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2. _______________________________________________________________________
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3. _______________________________________________________________________
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4. _______________________________________________________________________
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Fill in the gaps in the table
list word
fanciful
rewrite list word
fanciful
write the base word add a new extension
fancy
fanciness
naughty
naughtily
dustiness
dusty
dusting
laziness
lazy
lazily
pitiful
pity
pitiless
emptiness
emptiness
empty
emptying
happiness
happiness
happy
happily
ugliness
ugly
ugliest
naughtiness naughtiness
dustiness
laziness
pitiful
ugliness
T 12
Day 04
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GreekWords
Combining
forms— list
Interest
: Clothes
Combining forms are meaningful word parts
that can occur at the beginning
or end of a word.
Greek words are often made up of more than one
combining form and can have a suffix as well.
These words are often scientific or medical terms.
The suffix -ology means “the study of”
Match the Greek combining form to the meaning
arch
crat
derma
gon
skin
hyper
macro
poly
angle
far, distant
many
big, large
tele
rule, govern
over, above
ancient, original
Separate the Greek combining forms and write the meanings
telegram
=
tele
+
gram
a message written from a distance
archaeology =
arch
+
ology
the study of ancient human activity
dermatology =
derma
+
ology
the study of skin
an instrument used to see distant objects
telescope
=
tele
+
scope
polygon
=
poly
+
gon
a shape with many sides
decagon
=
deca
+
gon
a shape with ten sides
polygraph
=
poly
+
graph
an instrument that writes many values
hyperactive
=
hyper
+
active
over active
macroscopic =
macro
+
scopic
large enough to be visible to the eye
Write sentences for some Greek combining forms
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